The Rural Voice, 1991-03, Page 6CONTINUING EDUCATION
CENTRALIA COLLEGE
LANDSCAPING AND GARDENING
Landscaping with Brick Flagstone
Thursday, February 28 (7:30-10 p.m.)
Learn the step by step methods of how to plan, design and install beautiful driveways and
footpaths yourself using interlocking bricks and flagstone. Bring a photograph and rough
drawing of the area you would like to work with.
Landscape Your Home
March 7 & 14 (7:30-10 p.m.) Fee $20
This two evening course teaches the homeowner the basics of landscape design. Bring
your ideas and photograph of the area to be landscaped.
Growing Flowering Perennials
April 2 & 9 (7:30-10: p.m.) Fee: $20
Participants learn to identify perennials, when each blooms, colour of the flower and how
to propagate each. By the second session you will learn how to plan and plant a flower
bed.
Landscaping for the Environment
April 8 & 15 (7:30-10 p.m.) Fee: $20
This course is designed for homeowners, landowners and farmers. The course provides
ideas on ways to save a natural environment and how to plant a landscape to attract
wildlife and birds. Topics include: forestry, erosion control, planting wild flowers,
indigenous trees and shrubs.
Composting and Home Gardening
March 20 & 27 (7:30-10 p.m.) Fee: $20
For beginners and experienced home gardeners, this course features information on
mulching, preparing the seed bed and cultivation practices. The course emphasizes
alternatives to commercial fertilizers and herbicides.
FOODS
Heart Smart Cooking
March 5 & 12 (7:30-10 p.m.)
Fee: $10
Fee: $20
Come try some new taste experiences and learn some new techniques under the
guidelines of the Canadian Heart Foundation.
Cooking with Herbs
April 11 & 18 (7:30-10 p.m.) Fee: $20
Participants in this course learn to grow their own herbs both indoors and outdoors.
Methods of drying are explained - conventional and microwave. Foods flavoured with
herbs are prepared for tasting each night.
LIVESTOCK
VIBeef Ration Formulation Workshop
3 Mondays - March 4-18 (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) Fee $45
This course will focus on the use of the new OMAF Beef Ration Formulation program. An
understanding of Lotiis 1-2-3 and nutritional principles are recommended for this course.
How to Shear Sheep
March 23 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) Fee: $30
This course includes a full demonstration and hands-on practice in the New Zealand
method of sheep shearing. Students see how to prepare the fleece before shearing and
how to handle sheep for more control during the shearing process.
Care of Horses' Hooves
April 20 & 27 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) Fee: $50
Two days of instruction and demonstration intended for horse stable owners and
managers, recreational riders and beginning trainers. Includes discussion of mobility of
the limb, detection of soundness and lameness in the leg, practice in trimming the hoof
and shoeing techniques
AGRONOMY
Weed Identification and Control
March 21 (9 am. -4 p.m.)
Fee: $30
Intended for farmers and agribusiness personnel, this one day update is both a review of
common practices and a lesson on the latest environmentally friendly techniques for
weed control. The session includes naming weeds using mounted samples, photographs
and illustrations and learning which is the correct herbicide to eradicate each pest.
Ministryof
Agriculture
and Food
ONTARIO
To register call (519) 228-6691 Ext. 285
CENTRALIA
COLLEGE
Huron Park, Ontario NOM 1Y0
(519) 228-6691
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DOG EAT DOG
Re Adrian Vos' column in The
Rural Voice, January 1991: The
original old free trader believes in
dog eat dog — so Adrian can buy 50
cent milk and 25 cent a pound
chicken.
The world will be wonderful for
people like him. After all, if he
can't make a living growing corn
or raising beef then why should the
dairy people enjoy life? Let's get
the Canadian workers too — we all
know they are making too much,
so Adrian, let's close our factories.
Let's put our workers out of work
and then Adrian can buy a $2 pair
of jeans. Well, we're almost there.
My wonderful country Canada is
about to fall apart all because the all
mighty dollar rules everything.
People like you can't see my sister's
face when she got her layoff slip. I
lay awake at night wondering if we'll
have an income next week.
Oh yes you are your brother's
keepers, but in Canada, "conserva-
tives" have lost the meaning of that.
You tell me I'm selfish with my
standard of living. Damm right I
am, but I'm sure you will make sure
the workers of Canada will soon live
in less grand style. You will be kind
to your Canadian brothers and let
us have enough money for heat. And
just what are you planning to give up
to help the poor in our country when
our social programs are gone?
Yes Adrian, let's look forward.
Let's try to think what's going to be
left of my Canada when your buddy
Brian is done. And you can rest
assured that every night my prayers
are for the many many women and
men who no longer have jobs or hopes
for the future.
Sandy Damen
Lucan, Ontario